The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced an additional $8.259 million today to help businesses and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Finance and Katrina Nokleby, Minister of Infrastructure and Industry, Tourism and Investment said the funds are in addition to the $13.2 million relief package…
The K’asho Got’ı̨nę Housing Society will be building 20 new homes and repairing another 50 to improve housing in Fort Good Hope. The projects are part of a five-year strategic and housing plan recently adopted by the housing society. Last year, the NWT bureau of statistics identified Fort Good Hope…
The Prime Minister announced progress today under Canada’s Plan to Mobilize Industry to fight COVID-19, which increases Canada’s ability to respond to the outbreak with necessary medical equipment and supplies. Justin Trudeau says the government is investing $2 billion to support diagnostic testing and to purchase ventilators and protective personal…
Today, Premier Caroline Cochrane of the NWT announced the appointment of Mr. Russ Neudorf as the Associate Deputy Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) to help with the COVID-19 pandemic response. According to a government news release, “This appointment has been made to support the ongoing work of the…
The Yellowknife RCMP have charged a man in connection with the armed and barricaded situation which occurred in Sunridge Place apartments last week. Man taken into custody after report of ‘armed and barricaded situation’ According to an RCMP news release, Lance Kristensen, 29, is charged with two counts of Uttering…
There was a tense situation in N’Dilo Friday night after a man barricaded himself in a residence with access to firearms. According to an RCMP news release, “On March 27, close to midnight, the Yellowknife RCMP were dispatched to check on the well-being of a 49-year-old man, who barricaded himself…
NWT residents in public housing will now have their payment of rent delayed until the end of June. The NWT Housing Corporation (NWTHC ) says it will be “Directing local housing organizations that current operation processes will continue until at least the end of June” with regards to rent deferral….
Indigenous Services Canada is supporting Indigenous residents going out on the land during the COVID-19 pandemic. It announced $2.6 million in funding that will flow through the territorial government to its Indigenous partners. In a news release, the federal government says the funding is to “support families who would not…
NWT Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Kami Kandola is denouncing a resident that ignored her orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For the past week, all NWT residents returning to the territory need to spend 14 days in self-isolation in either Yellowknife, Hay River, Inuvik or Fort Smith. As…
The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Paulie Chinna declared an NWT-wide state of emergency earlier this week. It took three days for the government to inform the public. A news release sent Friday says Chinna declared the state of emergency on Tuesday, March 24. “We’re just releasing it today…